MAKEUP
• Black Up, the French makeup brand for women of color, will be available in the U.S. starting December 1 via a new website called Blackupcosmetics.com. [WWD]

NAILS
• Georgina Hofmann, the founder of new nail-polish brand LAQA and Co., commissioned young designers from around the world to create exclusive artwork for the line’s nail-polish pens. [Refinery 29]

• American Apparel recently added twelve new shades to its nail-polish line. The colors are inspired by store locations: “Echo Park, a new shade of concrete gray, and MacArthur Park, a muted mossy yellow, both reference neighborhoods where the company first opened stores and where many of its employees live.” [Nitrolicious]